Poems ..., Volum 1W. Collins, 1834 - 564 sider |
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Side vi
... close of his greatest work is in harmony with this presen- timent in his first . Having finished his " Task , " he says , alluding to the same subject , and the same inspiration— " But all is in his hand , whose praise I seek , In vain ...
... close of his greatest work is in harmony with this presen- timent in his first . Having finished his " Task , " he says , alluding to the same subject , and the same inspiration— " But all is in his hand , whose praise I seek , In vain ...
Side xv
... close converse with God : - " Where is the blessedness I knew , When first I saw the Lord ? Where is the soul - refreshing view Of Jesus , and his word ? What peaceful hours I once enjoy'd ! How sweet their memory still ! But they have ...
... close converse with God : - " Where is the blessedness I knew , When first I saw the Lord ? Where is the soul - refreshing view Of Jesus , and his word ? What peaceful hours I once enjoy'd ! How sweet their memory still ! But they have ...
Side xxxi
... close of this poem , ( Table Talk , ) commencing thus , " Nature exerting an unwearied power . " and running through twenty - six lines , in which he displays insurpassable exuberance , beauty , and taste , both in sentiment and diction ...
... close of this poem , ( Table Talk , ) commencing thus , " Nature exerting an unwearied power . " and running through twenty - six lines , in which he displays insurpassable exuberance , beauty , and taste , both in sentiment and diction ...
Side xxxiii
... close upon her hips , Her head erect , her fan upon her lips , " & c . are portraits so faithful to poor human nature , ar- rayed in self - righteousness , that nobody who knows his own face in a looking - glass need doubt the family ...
... close upon her hips , Her head erect , her fan upon her lips , " & c . are portraits so faithful to poor human nature , ar- rayed in self - righteousness , that nobody who knows his own face in a looking - glass need doubt the family ...
Side xxxvi
... close : - " If ever thou hast felt another's pain , " & c . Cowper spoke from personal knowledge here . Those who mock at such changes , and deem them delusive , because they have not felt the like themselves , are manifestly ...
... close : - " If ever thou hast felt another's pain , " & c . Cowper spoke from personal knowledge here . Those who mock at such changes , and deem them delusive , because they have not felt the like themselves , are manifestly ...
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ALEXANDER SELKIRK Aspasio beauty beneath bids blank verse blest boast breath cause charms Cowper deem delight distant divine dread dream e'en earth ease eyes fair fame fancy fatal egg fear feel fire flowers folly frown give glory grace hand happy hast heart Heaven honour hope hour human JOHN GILPIN JOSEPH HILL labour land light live lyre mankind mercy mind muse nature Nebaioth never night nymph o'er once peace perhaps pity pleasure poet poet's praise pride prize proud prove rapture rude sacred scene scorn seek seems shade shine sighs sight skies slave smile song soon soul sound stand stream sweet task taste telescopic eye thee theme thine thou thought thousand toil tongue trifler truth Twas verse VINCENT BOURNE virtue waste WILLIAM COWPER wind wisdom woes worth youth